Improvement in hhjhhtg-sheabs



A. J. D'OOLITTLE.

PRUNING SHEARS.

N0..62,737. Patented Mar, 12, 1867.

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A. J. DOOLITTLE, OF HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT. Letters Patent No. 62,737, dated March 12, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN PRUNING-SHEARS.

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Be it known that I, A. J. DOOLITTLE, of Hamden, in the county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Pruning-Shearsj' and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description ol'thc some, and which said drawings constitutepart of this specification, and p ese t, in-

Figure 1, a side view closedand in .Figure 2, a sideview open.

This invention relates to and consists 'in a peculiar arrang ent of th spring which opens the blades, also in a device for securing the blades in a closed position.

To enable ,others to construct my improvement, I will proceed to describe the same as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

A is the one blade formed upon a. handle, B, C the other blade formed upon a handle, D, In one of the handles B I form'a recess at E,,as denoted in sectionfig. 2, between two ears, F, and into this recess place the coll of a wire spring, as seen in fig. 2, a piyot, a, passingthrough to secure the spring in that position. One leg, d, of the spring extends along the handle B, through an eye, G, the other leg f, along the other handle D, through an eye, H, so as to be held securely in position, and to throw the handles apart when free, as seen in figvZ. I is a loop, pivoted at. c to one of thehandlea D- Upon the other handle 13 is formed a hook, L,ovcr which the loop I, when the handles are closed, will freely pass, as denoted in black, fig. l and n'hon turned, as denoted in red, the handles are free forum.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I' claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, its-- 1. The arrangement of the dol ible leg coil spring, in the manner described, in. combination 'with the two handles B and D, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

2. The eombinationof the loop I. upon the one handle, and the hook L upon the other, so as 'to operate substantially as set forth.

A. J. DOOLITTLE.

Witnesses:

A. J. TIBBITS, Joan H. SHUMWAY. 

